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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-09

Rev. supply Chase, n noted aboli-
ZIONIST and commissioner of he Freed
mems Bureau during the war, died on
the End inst, aged 81.
, 1887-07-28
Dodging n Tax Levy.

LOUISVILLE, KY. July 22,-United
States Marshall Gross and his large
force of deputies who left Tuesday to
levy on the property of residents Of
Taylor county for refusal to pay taxes
on railroad lands have been boycotted
by hotels at Campbellsville and were
compelled to camp out. He is not
making much progress with the levy.
All the stores are closed and most of
the personal property has been remov-
ed and loads OF stock taken out OF the
county. Levys were made upon
several houses in want of anything
better. Suit has been brought against
the marshal by the county jailer for
$1,000 for unlawfully breaking into the
court house yard. People seem deter
mined not to pay the taxes and a gen.
eral boycott Of the United States posse
seems imminent rs neighboring towns
have said they would not take care OF
anything levied on in Taylor county.
, 1887-07-28

ley expedition arrived May 2Sth at
the confluence OF the Arnwhimi and
Congo rivers, between Bangal as sta
ton and Stanley's Falls. Only a few
are i'll. Stanley made camp on the
heights bordering on the river bank OF
Arnwhimi commanding the surround.
ing country. The weather was fine
and prospects for re-victualling favor
able. June End Stanley started for
Wadelai with an escort Of five Eu-
ropean officers and eight men, leaving
the remainder under an officer in
camp on the Arnwhimi. At Bona
it was thought it would take Stanley
two months to reach Wadelia or meet
Emin Bays camp. II was expected
that the steamer Stanley whose engine
was greatly strained by difficult pas
sage up the river, would be able to
start on June 3rd and return to
Leopaldville, where she would repair.
She would then reascend the river to
Arnwhimi with stores left at Stanley's
Pool, and men left at Balobo under
Can't. Bartlellatt.
, 1887-07-28

the Knights of Labor are lending q
helping hand in the transaction. A
cooperative telegraph system has long
been under consideration by such men
as Jno. Campbell, the leader in the
telegrapher's strike Of 1883, Jno. b.
Taltavall, editor of the Electric Age,
the telegrapher's organ, Shaw, Of st.
Louis, Morris, Of Chicago, Buckelly,
Quick, and Tom OReilly of this city
and many other prominent
members of the profession. 1t is
learned that the committee having
charge of the details of the proposed
purchase, consists of Tom O'Reilly,
Edw. Quick, Jno. Tartaval and Edw.
Buckelly. Another idea in connection
with it is to make membership in the
Brotherhood so desirable as to bring
in the remaining 21OOO members OF
the craft,
, 1887-07-28
A Woman I'm 1t,

SAN Francisco, July 21.--A bold
robbery took place on Van Ness
avenue late last night. A well known
merchant was going home when he
was suddenly accosted by respectable
looking woman, who caught hold of
his arm and begged for protection.
She told him that two men were fol-
lowing her. AS the woman said she
knew him by sight, he suspected
nothing wrong and walked with her
till they came to a deserted looking
house. Here she stopped, stating the
place was her home. Holding his
arm she led him under the stairs and
began to tumble in her pockets as il
for keys. Suddenly, as he waited for
her to open the door she disappeared.
Before he could recover from his sur
prise he was dealt blow on the head
by II man, and found himself in the
arms of II third party who relieved
him of his watch and chain and 500.
The whole attack occurred so unex-
pectedly that he could not recover
self possession enough to give an
alarm until the robbers were out OF
sight.
, 1887-07-28
A California Tragedy,

SAN JOSE, Cal. July 21.-A bloody
tragedy occurred here this morning
j. Mauthon and Louis Darrie, of San
Francisco, had recently leased II bak-
cry of Vincent Saureutte. The part
ners seemed to get along amicably to-
gether, and business was Aourishing
as usual. This morning Mauthon,
who drove wagon, drove through
the town at breakneck speed, then
drove back to the bakery, jumped off
the wagon, and proceeded to the bed
room Of his partner and shot him five
times with six shooter, causing in
slant death. Then he placed the re-
volver into his mouth and fired the re-
naming shot, killing himself instant
ly. 1t is thought that Mauthon was
insane, us he tried to shoot himself
some days ago and has acted queerly
of late. Darrie was II married man
and had no children. Mauthon was
single.
, 1887-07-28
WIDE AWAKE.
Tho Northern Pacific TO Make n struggle
for Coast Business.


SAN FRANCISCO, July 2l.-The
Northern Pacific Company has long
been anxious to share with its more
fortunately terminated rival the vast
business arising in and around Cali
iornia Circumstances, however, pre-
vented q successful execution Of their
design, one of the principal Of these
being that the Northern Pacific has
really no western terminus, only reach
ing Portland, Oregon, over the Oregon
Short Line. The completion OF its
line to Tacoma, the capture by the
Union Pacific OF the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company, and the par
TALLY successful operations in this city
of the Canadian Pacific absolutely
forced the Northern Pacific to strive
for a share of California business, also
to use every means in its power to
build up its western terminus, Tacoma.
With that purpose the directors OF
the company have been in communi-
cation lately with the Pacific Coast
Steamship company for the purpose
of securing, il possible, a steamer line
between this city and Tacoma on
terms similar to those granted the
Canadian Pacific.
The negotiations, it is said, have
been successful, the Pacific Coast
Steamship company agreeing to set
apart two frst-class steamers To run
exclusively between this city and Ia
coma. The contract containing the
above aud other stipulations as APP
proved by the Northern Pacific has
been signed by the directors OF the
company and forwarded to the steam
boat company for its endorsement.
The agreement is to become. effective
within week or two.
1t is also stated that the Northern
Pacific has also determined on the es-
tablishment in this city OF an agency
separate from that of the steamship
company. In charge of it will be
placed general agent with California
connections, and thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the freight and passenger busi-
ness, who will be invested with the
power of making such rates as he may
consider necessary to take the traffic.
This agency, when established, will be
another thorn in the side of the more
direct railroad lines, and as it does not
labor under the same disadvantages as
the Canadian Pacific, it will have n
much better chance of absorbing and
doing business, and will inevitably be
effective in bringing lower still the
rates on California commodities.
, 1887-07-28

NFw YORK, July 22.-The Tribune
tomorrow will say; Mr.. Garret: spent
busy afternoon II: the Victoria hotel
yesterday. He received /, large pile of
dispatches and letters aud kept four
secretaries and cllks hard at work.
To Tribune reporter who saw him
for Il few moments he sand a. shall
certainly go to Europe tomorrow. I
have nothing more 10 say about the
Baltimore & Ohio deal beyond what
has already been published. II any
thing of which ] could talk had hap
pened would gladly give il to you"
There is little doubt that actions are
first to recover securities which Ives
and his partner gave Mr.. Garrett in
the deal. They claim that since he
repudmted the deal he should give
back the securities. lie claims that
he is entitled to them. The second
action is for an injunction to prevent
him from disposing of any of his pro-
perty until the first suit is settled, so
il his opponents will they may if
needful attach his property in settle
ment. The conduct Of his affairs in
his absence Mr.. Garrett leaves entirely
in the hands of his attorney. He will
sail this morning OH the Etruria at 7
o'clock with his wife.
, 1887-07-28
Tslegrnph War,

New York, July 23.--The talk aris-
ing from the alleged conferences be-
tween Messrs. Gould and Mackay for
the purpose of bringing about con.
solidation of telegraph interests were
revived in Wall street to-day, owing to
the stories published this morning that
negotiations for the the termination of
the telegraph war by the consolidation
of the Commercial Gable Company
with the Western Union were pending.
These stories are denied by President
DeCastro, of the Commercial Gable Co.,
who says, however, that he does not
think the cable war can last n great
willis longer, and that whenever a set
tlement is made the Commercial Ca
BILE will faithfully carry out its guar
antee to the public.
, 1887-07-28
a Telegraph Deal.

New YORK, July ga new bidder
ior the Baltimore & Ohio telcgraphic
system la- bt"n brought to the sur
face hcrv, Ia the person ol the Broth
erhood Telegrapher's OF the United
States. 1t is asserted thut representa-
tives of this organization have offered
S3 600 600 for he plant The Broth
erhood offers to pay $4,000 cash on
acceptance OF their proposition and to
pay the remaining S2,500,000 ut the
end Of six months. This large sum it
is proposed to raise by levying on each
member OF the Brotherhood a monthly
assessment sufficient to reach the ag-
gregate when wanted. There are 21,-
600 members and the leaders among
them say they entertain no doubt OF
their ability to thus raise the sum.
The assessment paid by members of the
brotherhood would make him a stock
holder in the company and share in its
profits, and it is upon the zeal begot-
ten Of this interest and economy of
working that they count upon being
able to run the property atprofit. Ne
gotiations for the purchase of the Bal
timore G. Ohio telegraph system
have been conducted with tho
greatest secrecy. Rumor has II that
, 1887-07-28
Doodle Case.

CHICAGO, July 23.--Interest in the
big Doodle case this morning was
greater than ever on account OF the
damaging testimony given by ex-Com-
missioner Lynn yesterday. To-day he
was subjected to q severe cross-eXam-
ination, but in the main his testimony
was unshaken. Members of the firm
oi Glow Il Co. next gave their expert
ence with the boodlers. They testified
that Ed. Mcdonald demanded COM
missions from them on all orders, and
when they appealed to Klehm, chair.
man of the board Of commissioners
and one of the defendants, he said
they had better take care of the "boys"
or else they would find themselves at
the end of their rope.
, 1887-07-28
slauEllteI-inE People.

New York, July 21.-A gang of
Italian laborers were at work ballast
ing on the Erie Railway on n sharp
curve about three-fourths Of Il mile
above Hohokus. The Chicago ex-
press was an hour late and rushed
round the curve before the men had
the slightest warning and dashed
through them, killing twelve or fifteen
on the spot and wounding many 9th.
ers. The shrieks of the victims were
heartrending. When the train slowed
up the track presented sickening
sight, being covered with mangled
bodies, the rails splashed with blood
and broken limbs, while pieces of
ragged i!esh were scattered in all di-
rections. Some bodies were mangled
beyond description and crushed out of
all senil.ance to humanity. TO most
Of the victims death must have come
but some of them APP
pcared TO be yet quivering and life
ebbing away when the train was
brought TO y standstill. There was
,nly fifteen minutes delay, and the
rain which had wrought SO much dis |
ster prucesdrd on it's way from Allen.
ale 20 Hohokus.
, 1887-07-28
Cuban Cases.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The United
States consul-general at Havana
writes 10 the department of state un-
der date of the 10Th inst, that he had
just been assured by the chief justice
of the supreme court that the case
against Circlio Pouble, naturalized
American citizen, accused of treasona-
BILE conspiracy, will be heard without
undue delay. Information has also
been received of the acquittal OF A. S.
Horseback, an American, who was ar
rested at Cienfuegos, some time ago
on charge of completely with bandits.
, 1887-07-28
Aid for Miners.
Special to the REVIEW.

Special to the REVIEW.
BUTTE, Mont, July 23.-The Min
ers' Union held meeting tonight,
presided over by !. J. Farrell, once n
pick boy on the Comstock. The OBJ
ject Was to raise money for the fami-
lies of the eleven men recently buried
alive there. Four hundred dollars
were subscribed on the spot, Marcus
DAILY, of the Anaconda, heading it
with hundred dollars. Committees
were appointed to make thorough
canvass.
, 1887-07-28
Omcera Discharged.

BERLIN, July pa party Of Ger
man officers from the garrison OF Metz
visited Nancie in Mutt during the
fete last week and nothing has been
heard of them since. 1t is presumed
they were arrested while watching the
review OF troops or for having become
embroiled in some quarrel. Their
disappearance has caused some ex-
element in the Metz garrison.
, 1887-07-28
BUREAU OF STATISTICS.

The interstate commerce commits
sion has created bureau to be styled
department of statistics, the head of
which will be denominated Audit
ors. Mr.. G. G. Mccain has been ap-
pointed auditor and will enter upon
his duties August LIST. Mr.. Mccain is
a native of Minnesota and has held
for several years a responsible position
in the Office of Albert Fink, trunk 'ine
commissioner, in New York City.
, 1887-07-28
ELI ISLANDER,S VISIT.

1t is said at the state department
that the reported visit of the Lieuten-
ant Governor of the Fiji islands to
Washington ION an important mis-
sion" has nething to do, so far as that
department is informed, either with
the government of the United States
or with its interests in the Southern
Pacific.
, 1887-07-28

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Prices of
wheat began to advance sharply again
to-day in spite of the fact that the new
crop is just coming into the market.
Buyer 'S7, the favorite trading
option, -dvanced from S1.97 to S203
per GENITAL. Notwithstanding the high
prices current for wheat very little Of
the new crop is coming into the mar
kpt
, 1887-07-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A CoLoRED MAN AGGRIEyLp,

WASHINGTON, July 23-The inter-
state commerce commission to-day
gave hearing in the case Of VIM. III.
COUNSEL against the Western &
Atlantic railroad Counsel is col
ored man, who, having purchased II
first-class ticket, charges that he was
refused permission to ride in n first
class car, and was forced to 60 into the
smoking car. The chairman said that
here were charges of unjust dscrimipa-
ton against a certain class of citizens,
and if there were such II case, it ought
to arise upon the facts, which are open
to the public and notorious, and there
ought to be no difficulty in regard to
them. The charges and responses
were read, and after reading number
of depositions COUNSEL was sworn.
He is n minister of the gospel and
principal of the state normal school
at Huntsville. In reply to inquiries
by counsel he told the story
OF his election from the car IN which
he had taken his seat He entered
the car without objection on the part
of any one. He was told by some one
whom he did not recognize as train
man that he must go forward, to
which he paid no attentionf = He was
finally approached by two men one of
whom carried lantern, and the other
had his hand on his hip pocket. The
man with the lantern seized witness
and hit him over the head several times
with the lantern cutting his head
badly and breaking the glass. Wit
ness appealed to the passengers but
without avail. One OF his assailants
then seized him and carried him into
the forward car This car was very
filthy and full of smoke. As he was
being pushed from one car to the
other, a brakeman told him this was
what he got for not moving when re-
quested. Counsel for respondent
opened his side OF the case by reading
a series of dispositions. The conductor
OF the train was sworn and testified
in substance that the colored Car on
that trip was similar in construction
and appointments TO the ladies' car,
except one end was partitioned off for
Il smoker and was in little
better condition. If whit, m, n
should enter, witness would reques /
iiiii w ~ ciJ III llc ItIuSGu VIII
ness would make him go. A white
man accompanied by ladies would be
compelled to enter the smoker, but
after the train started might go into
the ladies car ii there we're vacant
seats. This practice was in
compliance with bulletin or
ders of the road. These orders
Were not printed, witness never did
put white man out OF the ladies' car
if he behaved himself and never heard
of its being done. Defendants briefs
are two in number, first maintaining
the right of the road to classify its
passengers on the color line; second,
discussing the question OF jurisdiction.
Compliments brief admitting the
right of classification claims that it
was the duty OF railroad to furnish
equal facilities and conven-
iences for the two races.
, 1887-07-28
Spreading Cholera.

LONDON, July 22.--Advices from
Sicily say that fugitives from Catania
are spreading cholera throughout this
island. Business is at II stand still.
Every where several commitu es. have
been appointed. The place is cardon-
ed and under quarantine restrictions.
The heat is excessive, the thermometer
recording 95 degrees in the shade.
, 1887-07-28
WASHlNGTON NOTES.
TORPEDO BOATS.

WASHINGTON, July 23.--The secre-
tary Of the navy signed an advertise
ment inviting proposals for the con.
struction OF frst-class torpedo boats OF
the best and most modern design, con-
structed of steel of domestic manufac'
ture and to have highest attainable
speed.
, 1887-07-28
ITALY.
WANT A RECONCILIATION.

ROME, July 22.-Members of the
Catholic congress at Lucca are sign
ing II petition asking the government
to devote its attention to the question
of reconciliation of Quirinal and the
Vatican. 1t is stated the pope ap-
proves the step.
, 1887-07-28
SCOTLAN ND.
LOST IN A CYCLONE.

GLASGOW, July 22.---The ship Firth,
Of DINA, has been lost in II cyclone in
Java waters. Her entire crew num-
bering twenty-eight perished.
, 1887-07-28
IRELAND
TO ENFORCE THE ACT.

DUBLIN, July 23.--The Marquis OF
Londondary, Lord Lieutenant, presided
at II meeting OF the privy council. 1t
was decided to proclaim under the
crimes act Ill counties except Antrim.
Prior to this meeting conference OF
resident magistrates was held and it
was decided to enforce the law with
frmness.
, 1887-07-28
Wrecking II station.

BERLIN, July 22-Under an edict
OF the Car, the frontier station on the
Warsaw & Thorn railway where Prus.
sian lines We're, have been pulled down
and the rails, platforms and sheds
and bridge over the Shervnta have
been removed.
, 1887-07-28
Congrcssman Dead.

GEORGETOWN, KY, July Rl.-Ex-
Congressman Asa II. Glover died here
to-day of heart disease aged 10 years.
He was relative of President Cleve-
land and native of New York.
, 1887-07-28
AID FNR THE EYICTED.

Mr.. VIM O'Brien, editor of the
United Ireland, will go to Luegacuran
tomorrow to inaugurate scheme for
the erection of huts for the use Of
evicted tenants.
, 1887-07-28
Evidently Against Temperance.

MILWAUKEE, July 22.-Gambrinus
Assembly, Knights of Labor, 1000
strong, to-day withdrew from the Or
der because of Grand Master Pow
derly's sentiments on temperance.
, 1887-07-28

At Pittsburg-Pittsburg 4, Indian
apolis 5.
At Detroit-Detroit 4, Chicago 8.
At Washington - Washington 8,
Philadelphia 3.
wAsHINGTON NEWS.
, 1887-07-28
Stanley Expedition.

LONDON, July ga dispatch from
st. Paul De Lunda says: TheStan-
, 1887-07-28
Utah POlit'cs

SALT LAKE, July <I.--The Liberal
Territorial convention was held here
yesterday, 1t was enthusiastic and
we'll attended. Resolutions were
adopted opposing the statehood of
Utah. Polygamy being upheld by an
immense majority of people who al
ways claimed that the prosecutions for
the practice of it were prosecutions. 1t
therefore could not be expected that
they would enforce any prohibition of
that crime. The resolutions declared
as follows:
That to commit to Mormon hands
the power to govern Utah as a state,
with the past experience of the trea-
sonable and nn-American character of
that organization, would be to aban-
don all the faithful American citizens
who reside here, with all their material
interests, to the oppression and mis-
rule of a power that never has been
faithful to any patriotic duty. or
obedient to any law which prohibits
its crime.
That the commission owes its exis.
tence to the fact, recognized by the
repeated acts of congress, that the
dominant majority OF Utah are unfit
to be invested with the usual powers
OF territorial government.
That the hasty action of the major
ity of the commission in attempting to
lend their official sanction to the
movements for statehood under the
control of the disloyal majority is a
qualification of their previous action
in like case; usurpation of power
without any color of law, and presents
the painful spectacle of impotent spec
tators without power to do any effect
i've good in Utah; lending their official
influence to promote and perpetuate
evils which their employment was in
tended to repress and extinguish.
That we protest against the action
of the manager OF the dispatches in
taking from the regular agent the
business of furnishing dispatches from
Utah during the progress of the late
convention and committing that busi-
ness exclusively to Mormon organi-
zation as a prostitution of that power
full agency, and II part OF an existing
conspiracy to procure statehood for
them by false representations; and we
warn the public everywhere against
those mendacious fabrications.
, 1887-07-28
Wants Damages.

NEW York, July 23.-Elsie G.
Martin, passenger on the steamship
Oregon when that vessel sunk near
Fire island on the morning of March
IA, 1886, brought suit for $4,000 against
the Cunnrd company for damage to
her person and loss of property. The
company now replies that it has
operated its lines at pecuniary loss
for several years, and asks the United
States district court for limitation of
its liability for all damage resulting
from casualty. Petitioner claims that
accident was altogether due to care
lessness of an unknown vessel, which,
it is alleged, ran into the Oregon, and
declares that nothing was saved
except ten boats and RATS on which
the company paid $3.50. Petitioner
"desiring to claim the benefit of the
limit of liability as provided by Sec
tions 4233 and 1886 of the revised
statutes are willing to pay into court
the value of their interest in the ten
boats and RATS the remnants of the
wreck, less $75O paid" They then
ask this amount, when regularly APP
praised to be distributed among per-
sons claiming injury by accident and
that all persons be restrained from
bringing other suits as q result of the
disaster. The statute referred to says
that liability of any owner of n vessel
for loss or destruction of any act,
matter or thing lost without privity
or knowledge of owners shall in no
case exceed the amount in such vessel
and her freight then pending.